WABCO, the world's leading commercial vehicle technology leader and tier one supplier, announced today that it will further promote its industry-leading Electronic Control Air Suspension Technology (ECAS) for the Chinese truck market under the brand name OptiRideTM. China Heavy-Duty Truck Group Co., Ltd., one of China's largest heavy truck manufacturers, has adopted WABCO's OptiRide ECAS system on several truck platforms equipped with different axles and started mass production. WABCO announced this news at the 2014 IAA Commercial Vehicle Show.


China National Heavy Duty Truck has adopted WABCO's OptiRide ECAS system on multiple truck platforms


China As the world's largest commercial vehicle market, WABCO is the first and only supplier of electronically controlled air suspension technology for Chinese truck and bus manufacturers. To date, more than 40,000 buses equipped with WABCO's OptiRide ECAS system have been on the road in China.

“Using WABCO's electronically controlled air suspension system to equip our trucks enables Sinotruk to achieve important differentiation advantages in terms of vehicle efficiency and driving comfort, which also reflects WABCO’s customization of technology for the Chinese market. The continuous success of the combination.” said Cai Dong, general manager of CNHTC, “WABCO's OptiRide ECAS system enables China National Heavy Duty Truck to provide users with trucks with lower total cost of ownership, higher fuel efficiency, and lower emissions. ."

As the world's best-selling electronically controlled air suspension solution, WABCO's electronically controlled air suspension technology delivers the best driving performance while achieving 5% fuel savings under certain conditions. By replacing the traditional steel spring suspension, OptiRide can also significantly reduce the total truck weight, thereby further enhancing vehicle efficiency.

Unlike steel spring suspensions, WABCO's OptiRide system allows the vehicle to move up and down, which in turn improves cargo handling efficiency, while also saving operating time. The system has automatic load distribution to reduce axle overload and help reduce car wear and other operating costs. Due to the proper configuration of the axles, OptiRide's automatic load distribution function improves vehicle traction and makes operation easier. In addition, OptiRide has an optional feature - axle load monitoring. This feature automatically alerts the driver when the vehicle is overloaded, which further reduces the total cost of ownership of the car.

“Our industry-leading OptiRide electronically controlled air suspension system makes China's trucks and buses more outstanding in road performance, demonstrating another successful WABCO technology's first entry into the Chinese market,” WABCO Trucks, Buses and Cars Dr. Liu Liang, President of the Business Department, said, "WABCO will further demonstrate its excellent foresight capabilities to meet the future demand for efficiency and safety of commercial vehicles worldwide."

“Chinese customers value WABCO’s product development, engineering technology and system integration capabilities, which can provide our customers with the best localized solutions to improve vehicle safety and efficiency,” said WABCO Group Vice President, Ms. Yu Sujie, President of Asia Pacific, said, “As the first and only electronically controlled air suspension system used in the Chinese market, OptiRide will further enhance WABCO’s differentiated advantages as a preferred brand.”

With 25 years of technology leadership in electronically controlled air suspension systems, WABCO's latest electronically controlled air suspension solutions can be applied to truck, passenger car and trailer platforms all over the world, as well as to a variety of axle configurations.